Effect of Sintering Temperatures on the Synthesis of SnO2 Nanospheres

الملخص EN

In this communication we report the rapid nanostructure of SnO2 with a spherical morphology which has been prepared in large scale via sol-gel method.

The products were characterized with scanning electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, FTIR, and photoluminescence spectroscopy.

The strong photoluminescence of the nanosphere in visible region suggested possible application in nanoscaled optoelectronic devices.

A possible growth mechanism for the SnO2 nanosphere in terms of solvation, hydrolysis, and polymerization was proposed.